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He urged the administration and Congress to come up with a credible package to reduce the budget deficit.他敦促政府和国会出台一整套切实可行的方案，以缩减预算赤字。We need to whittle down the list of guests for the party.我们需要缩减聚会的客人名单。NATO will continue to thin out its forces.北约将继续缩减兵力。After two quarters of disappointed expectations, firms have scaled back new investment.两个季度的期望落空后，公司纷纷缩减了新投资。With budget cuts looming, the government is trying to claw back some of the money it promised to state agencies.预算缩减迫在眉睫，政府尽力收回许诺给各州机构的部分拨款。Surgical waiting lists were reduced by the simple expedient of striking off all patients awaiting varicose vein operations.采取了将所有等待进行静脉曲张手术的病人从名单上删除的简单做法，这一权宜之计使得外科手术等待名单得以缩减。They're winding down their operations abroad because they're losing money.因为亏损，他们正在逐步缩减海外业务。Foreign aid workers have already begun winding down their operation.外国救援人员已开始逐步缩减救援活动。Instructions came from on high to reduce our travel expenses.上级指示要缩减我们的差旅费用。Cuts in public spending mean that fewer people can go on to higher education.公共开支的缩减意味着能够接受高等教育的人数将会减少。A shortage of money has forced them to scale down the project.由于缺乏资金，他们被迫缩减项目的规模。Electricity generating companies are running down stocks and cutting purchases.发电公司正在缩减备用物资，减少采购。There's been a big reduction in the size of the British merchant fleet in recent years.近些年来英国商船队伍的规模大为缩减。Hungary may have to lower its hopes of shrinking its state sector.匈牙利也许不得不降低对缩减国有经济部门的预期。Budget cuts have drastically curtailed training programs.缩减预算严重地影响了培训计划。We scaled back our original plans.我们缩减了最初的计划。Funding for the program was slashed.这个项目的资金被大幅缩减。The department has been poleaxed by cutbacks.这个部门受到了经费缩减的打击。The Air France plane lopped over four hours off the previous best time.法国航空公司的飞机在原来最短航行时间的基础上又缩减了四个多小时。Japan's economic growth has stalled, with industrial production contracting in June for the fourth straight month.日本经济陷入停滞状态，到六月份时工业产出值已连续四个月缩减。He could also have cut out much of the repetition and thus saved many pages.他原本也可以砍去许多重复的内容，从而缩减许多页。There's a general acceptance that the defence budget will shrink considerably.人们普遍认为国防预算将显著缩减。Mr Grant feels that the cutbacks contradict the Government's commitment to better educational standards.格兰特先生感觉这些缩减措施和政府提高教育水平的承诺背道而驰。Firms are cutting investment and pruning their product ranges.公司正在减少投资，缩减产品系列。The government is secretly running down the troop levels.政府正在暗地里缩减军队规模。Reduction in oil trade has plunged construction of tankers to the lowest level in years.石油贸易的缩减使油轮建造遽降至多年以来的最低水平。More than half the job cuts would come in the US.超过一半的职位缩减将发生在美国。In an internal memorandum leaked last year, the company was revealed to be cutting back on more expensive ingredients.据去年泄露的一份内部备忘录显示，公司正在缩减较贵原料的用量。Jordan promised to trim the city budget without cutting essential services.乔丹承诺在不减少基本服务的前提下，缩减市政预算。NATO plans to curtail the number of troops being sent to the region.北大西洋公约组织计划缩减派往该地区的军队数量。He needs to winnow down his options.他要缩减选择范围。There was a general acceptance that the defence budget would shrink.人们普遍相信国防预算将会缩减。Opposition leaders are accusing the government of running down the Health Service.反对派领导人谴责政府在缩减保健服务。They cut back on production during the power cuts.他们在停电期间缩减生产。Surgical waiting lists were reduced by the simple expedient of striking off all patients awaiting varicose-vein operations.采取了将所有等待进行静脉曲张手术的病人从名单上删除的简单做法，这一权宜之计使得外科手术等待名单得以缩减。He urged the administration to come up with a credible package to reduce the budget deficit.他敦促政府出台一整套令人信服的方案，以缩减预算赤字。We did not think the cuts would be of this magnitude.我们没想到缩减会这么严重。With the blessing of the White House, a group of Democrats in Congress is meeting to find additional budget cuts.在白宫的支持下，一群民主党国会议员将开会寻求进一步缩减预算。The main lines of the plan were a reduction in expenditure and the rationalization of government controls.该计划的主要内容是支出的缩减和政府控制的合理化改革。Most schemes attempt to reduce the cost of defence through a smaller regular army.大多数方案都试图通过缩减常备军的规模来降低国防支出。 |